Reminds me of when I was making a purchase in SE Texas some years ago.
Refused my traveller's check, but would be happy to take my out-of-state
personal check. It just wasn't a tourist area...different way of
thinking.
Wayne Francis
50 TD
79 Spit
Fred Thomas wrote:
>
> 3 weeks ago I ordered some parts from a vendor here on the east coast
> (used), called the shop back the next day to inform him I had sent a check
> in overnight mail, please expedite ASAP, called the next day to verify he
> had the check, "Yes, it arrived", waited 2 weeks, no parts, called the
> owner, he has to wait 2 weeks for a "Cashier's Check" to clear his bank, he
> said banks operate different down south than up north, being a "cashier's
> check" takes a few days longer to clear, and I paid 11.95 for "overnight",
> some odd banking pratices around. "FT"
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